Our experienced leadership team guide COPE Galway towards achieving our vision of improving people’s quality of life, in a home of their own, across our Services.

CEO

Jacquie Horan

Our CEO provides leadership to COPE Galway and is responsible for its management, oversight and governance as set out by our Board of Directors. She has worked with COPE Galway for over 20 years, after working in the disability and mental health field. Jacquie is passionate about involving the whole organisation and the community of Galway towards achieving our vision.

Assistant CEO

Martin O’Connor

Martin oversees the development and delivery of operations across COPE Galway’s services. An ardent advocate for people who are homeless, he also engages in media and political spaces, advocating for change that will see the wider range of issues affecting those we work with addressed. He has worked with COPE Galway since 1997 prior to which he worked in the UK in the area of homelessness and housing.

Head of Development

Sharon Fitzpatrick

Sharon is COPE Galway’s Head of Development, responsible for fundraising, marketing, commercial revenue and new business development. Sharon has over 20 years’ experience of the non-profit and private sectors in Ireland and the UK, and outside of work, her time is spent raising family, and combining her interests in travel and long distance running.

Head of Finance

Neill McNeill

Neil is COPE Galway’s Head of Finance, leading the accounts team within the organisation, having joined in 2017. After graduating from NUI Galway where he obtained a degree in Commerce, Neil went on to train and qualify as a Chartered Account in 2004 with BDO Ireland. Over the course of his career, he has held various financial roles with companies such as Lifes2good and CMS Distribution.

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COPE Galway is a local Galway charity whose vision is for an “Improved Quality of Life in a Home of your Own” for people affected by homelessness, women and children experiencing domestic abuse, and older people in our community.